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Sun Radio Foundation

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 47-1279846Revenue $458K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsunradio.comPo Box 93038, 78709-3038 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Sep 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To preserve the culture of texas music with a minimal impact on the environment. Sun Radio creates and distributes solar-powered Radio programming to non-commercial member stations with a focus on texas artists and americana music. We help foster new Radio broadcasting careers for the residents of the texas hill country and provide 24-hour a day, free local Radio for the communities we serve. Proceeds are used to expand local programming, in the creation of local jobs, as support for other non-profit organizations, to broadcast local musicians and events, and in funding new capital projects designed to increase our coverage area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $341K a year · 49% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
43 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 43.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$458K
-68% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$458K
FY2024▼ -68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$619K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$466K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$458K
Expenses
$639K
FY2024▲ +105%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $593K Management & general 7% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rose Brasuel
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Hill
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Daryl O'Neal
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Rees
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves Texas music culture with solar-powered radio, fostering local careers and free community broadcasts.

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1 program · $416K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our mission is to preserve the culture of texas music with a minimal impact on the environment. Sun radio creates and distributes solar-powered radio programming to non-commercial member stations with a focus on texas artists and americana music.

$416Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$10K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $249K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$47,831
Unitemized GrantFY2023$35,925
DonationFY2022$47,688
DonationFY2021$71,804
DonationFY2020$45,597

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$458K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$593K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Investment incomeLn 3$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$458K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$97K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$47K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$255K$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$114K$114K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$800$800
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$37K$34K$3K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$352K$352K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$593K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $458K$639K−$181K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$313K$1.1M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $466K$297K$169K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $494K$264K$230K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $619K$258K$361K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $458,107 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,390,948$366,373
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,166$91,734
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,437,114$458,107
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $35,925$47,831
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,646$591,591
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,571$639,422
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,124,543−$181,315
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $458,107 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$366,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$366,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $83,554$83,554
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,764 · Excluded from tax $6,416$8,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,764 · Excluded from tax $89,970$458,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $639,422 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,831$47,831
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,641$6,641
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,637$19,637
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,804$1,804
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $114,408$114,408
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $800$800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,949$2,949
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $12,359$12,359
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,861 · Management $3,050$36,911
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,211$2,211
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,369$2,369
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,908$22,908
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $352,241$352,241
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,353$16,353
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $592,982 · Management $46,440 · Fundraising $0$639,422
Part X · Balance sheet $2,625,131 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,804$97,153
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,440,190$2,208,320
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,881$47,060
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $255,250$253,230
X-15 Other assets$19,368
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,850,125$2,625,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,515$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,823,610$2,625,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,823,610$2,625,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,850,125$2,625,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,625,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$458,107
XI-2 Total expenses$639,422
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$181,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,823,610
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17,164
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,625,131

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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